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THE CRUX • THE LATEST SCIENCE NEWS AND NOTES
Domestication 2.0 • How CRISPR is helping experts cram millennia of agricultural progress into the blink of an eye.
MARTIAN OASIS
Geofact
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Growing Pains • Doctors find a surprising cause for a preteen’s stomach pain and high blood pressure.
Mining the Minuscule • Pure, round and super strong: This is the only sand down for a fracking job.
THE FUTURE OF FERTILITY
REPAIRING THE FUTURE • A RESEARCH TEAM IN OREGON HOPES GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGY WILL PUT AN END TO INHERITED DISEASES.
LOVE, GENETICALLY • GEORGE CHURCH WANTS US TO CHOOSE OUR LOVERS USING GENETICS.
Genetics 101
SEX IN THE COSMIC CITY • COLONIZING SPACE MEANS REPRODUCING THERE. WE STILL DON’T KNOW IF THAT’S POSSIBLE.
Space Radiation 101
Home Sweet Home
EINSTEIN’S ECLIPSE • Worlds aligned in 1919 — and forever changed how we understand gravity.
A POEM BY SIR ARTHUR EDDINGTON
IT’S ALL RELATIVE • Einstein’s theory of gravity may be complicated, but it’s our best way of understanding the universe.
THE RELATIVE BASICS
Einstein’s Peculiar Predictions
RIPPLE EFFECT • Spotting them was merely the first step. Here are 5 ways gravitational waves can help unravel some of the greatest mysteries of the cosmos.
Talk to Me • Get to know why Siri, Alexa and their digital rivals are who they are.
The Grim Origins of ‘Gluten-Free’ • It took an act of war for doctors to learn how to treat celiac disease.
The Fight for First Exoplanet • Astronomers are almost ready to declare the winner of a decades-old planetary race.
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